Athletic Image Quotes

I feel I've always been a fan-friendly fighter.

I think in my case winning fans came as a result of winning tournaments. Certainly, I didn't have too many supporters when I came on Tour. I didn't look like an athlete, I was overweight, had a crew cut, baggy clothes and on top of that I didn't smile much. I was very serious about my game, literally and figuratively the heavy.

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

Under Armour is new, aggressive, slick, classic but athletic - kind of how I always wanted to be perceived.

A lot of women in sport tend to take on a very masculine, aggressive look. They want to be perceived as being strong and powerful. I never lost that sense of wanting to retain my femininity.

I've fought at such a high level I couldn't have people look at me and say, 'well, he's just fought someone to knock them over.'

I always wanted to present myself well and express my style with my clothes, as well as who I was as a basketball player.

Football is not played in shorts and it's not fair to the big guys. So many guys look bad in shorts and then they put the pads on and they're football players.

I feel like too many guys get wrapped up in this image that a quarterback is supposed to have, and I've never bought into that.

I have done 'Sports Illustrated,' but I don't regret it because it portrayed me in a positive way - as an athlete.